REEEP

FUNCTION OF THE CENTRE: Self employment generation for rural unemployed youth through non-conventional energy and renewable energy based entrepreneurship development training to setup large numbers of small scale production units throughout this part of India (Northern Part of State West Bengal). OVERALL AIMS OF THE CENTRE AND ITS IMPOTANCE: Dependency of rural people of this region only on agriculture generates a huge mass of unemployed youth those are facing constraints to continue their existence. Present day industries are suitable only for qualified urban people. Therefore, self employment generation through setup of simple renewable energy technology based small scale production unit is only the way to arrange earning for unemployed rural people. The centre is encouraging people to go through the venture as entrepreneur especially on wide source of simple and low cost renewable energy technologies with a vast potentiality of income generation. Besides through this centre mass people can be familiarized with the utility of different non-conventional energy gadgets. Moreover, the centre has taken a plan to undertake comprehensive research programme on developments of simple and low cost renewable energy technologies and energy saving devices. We developed Inclined Box Solar Cooker, Suspended Box Solar Oven and Portable Small Capacity Solar Water Heater for winter use. We also designed an Improved Wood Burning Metallic Stove with high performance and a Pedal Powered Battery Charger which is more user friendly design than other existing designs. Techno-economical viability of such entrepreneurship development centre will surely get social acceptance in rural area of this locality. TRAINING PROGRAMME: Total programme is divided in two parts. Schedule- I deal different rural technologies, .Especially, low cost renewable energy technologies those are fit for rural use. In Schedule-II, training is arranged to train people about the procedure through which a small production unit can be setup.

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